Competitive Exams: Psychology MCQs (Practice-Test 45 of 68)

Which is the correct sequence of encoding a new word for transfer to long-term memory?

Conceptual category

Physical attributes

Semantic features

Acoustic quality

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

3 − 4 − 2 − 1

2 − 1 − 3 − 4

3 − 1 − 2 − 4

2 − 4 − 3 − 1

Match List-I (Type of Intelligence) with List-II (Description) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I

List-II

Fluid intelligence

Crystallised intelligence

‘g’ factor

‘s’ factor

Broad cognitive ability

Involves reasoning & concept formation

Involves previously learned information

Special interest

Specific ability

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B

C

D

5

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Which of the following abilities are included in the Thurstone's primary mental abilities test?

Verbal comprehension

Similarities

Digit span

Perceptual speed

Reasoning

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 3 and 5 only

1, 4 and 5 only

2, 4 and 5 only

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Job Analysis Method)

List-II (Description)

Observation method

Diary method

Technical conference method

Structured questionnaire method

Analysis of daily records

Reviewing films of jobs

Ranking due items

Job characteristics obtained from experts

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B

C

D

2

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4

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1

A person who traveled away from home to his customary workplace was unable to recall his identity and settled in a new place. One day he abruptly woke up, was mystified and distressed at being in a strange place. As a consequence of stress what does he suffer from?

Dissociative amnesia

Dissociative fugue

Dissociative identity disorder

Depersonalization

What is the level of the brain where sensory information is processed (decoded) as a threat or a non-threat and where cognition takes place?

Neo-cortex

Hypothalamus

Thalamus

Septal area

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Behaviour)

List-II (Coping Strategy)

Taking leave

Devoting fully to work

Thinking that job is not everything

Thinking of positive outcomes while performing demanding tasks

Cognitive approach

Behavioural avoidance

Cognitive avoidance

Behavioural approach

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B

C

D

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3

4

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1

Which one of the following refers most appropriately to the concept of psychological stress?

Perception of a problematic or demanding situation

Behavioural changes resulting from demanding situation

A disturbed psycho-physiological state of the person

Physiological changes in the body

Which one of the following sets is the correct sequence involved in role efficacy?

Centrality-integration-proactivity-creativity

Proactivity-integration-creativity-centrality

Integration-proactivity-creativity-centrality

Creativity-integration-centrality-proactivity

Which one of the following graphical representations best explains the Yerkes-Dodson principle?

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Concept Related with Stress)

List-II (Description of the Concept)

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Psychoneuro immunology (PNI)

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Conflict

A state that occurs when an individual must choose between two or more competing goals

Typical series of responses to stressful situations that contains three stages of body's reaction in terms of alarm, resistance and exhaustion

Which focuses on how the body defends itself against foreign substances & how psychological & physiological factors influence the immune system

Set of symptoms that may follow deeply disturbing events; symptoms includes recalling the event, difficulty in concentrating, sleep disturbances, nervousness and guilt

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D

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One of the strategies to reduce conflict is to allow some conflict to surface; however it must be carefully contained by spelling out which issues are to be discussed and how they are to be resolved. The problems and procedures may be structured and representatives from the conflicting parties may be allowed to negotiate and bargain within the established structure. What is this strategy known as?

Diffusion

Confrontation

Containment

Transactional analysis

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Sociogram

Moreno

Social a

Bogardus

Cognitive dissonance

Festinger

Semantic differential

Likert

Which one of the following are effective strategies for combating prejudice?

Establishing direct inter-group contact under appropriate conditions.

Changing the boundaries between ingroups and out-groups

Using legal measures

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3 only

What is the process by which recent exposure to stimuli such as people, ideas or even mere words influence the interpretation of new information known as?